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last night mitt romney won the debate hands down witnessed by 67 million people. the romney camp is now reporting they're receiving two donations every second. my next guest, one of america's top pollsters, is going to reveal his latest survey showing just how much the media favors obama in polling. they just can't handle him losing. all that after the break. you're watching "the kudlow report" please stay with us. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. it's another reason more investors are saying... those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for d
last night mitt romney won the debate hands down witnessed by 67 million people. the romney camp is now reporting they're receiving two donations every second. my next guest, one of america's top pollsters, is going to reveal his latest survey showing just how much the media favors obama in polling. they just can't handle him losing. all that after the break. you're watching "the kudlow report" please stay with us. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes,...
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how was it debating romney? was he cut and slash? what's he like and what can you tell us about tonight? >> number one, governor romney will be the most prepared person on that stage. secondly, he will have the deepest depth of knowledge on that stage. i know that firsthand from going up against him. and here's the other thing i don't think a lot of people are expecting. his likability will come through because he has gotten a bad rap about this likability factor. but he will be the most prepared. he will also have the most depth of knowledge and he will have every opportunity to back obama into a corner on all of the major issues. >> let me ask you on that, backing him into a corner. romney had some spectacular debates, not all of them. but in florida he took newt gingrich out. newt gingrich no slouch at debating or intellect for that matter. and then later on he took out rick santorum. it's like he had a machete in his hand and he knocked these guys down. is it possible he might do the same thing about president obama who is rusty,
how was it debating romney? was he cut and slash? what's he like and what can you tell us about tonight? >> number one, governor romney will be the most prepared person on that stage. secondly, he will have the deepest depth of knowledge on that stage. i know that firsthand from going up against him. and here's the other thing i don't think a lot of people are expecting. his likability will come through because he has gotten a bad rap about this likability factor. but he will be the most...
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, romney had a great debate night. is it go to bring a bigger turnout? does it help romney? >> it could bring a bigger turnout. i'm a big supporter of governor romney and i want to see him do wm. michigan is a poster child for what washington needs to do. washington is a mess. we've shown in michigan and some of the surrounding states that we know how to balance a budget and pay down liabilities and done tax reform. it's a great comeback story. we did that in a year and a half. there's no reason washington couldn't do the right thing with the right leadership. >> can can i ask one last question. you opposed this going on as a state constitutional right. i get that. where is collective bargaining now? is it good in some places, not good in others? how does it work now, and where would the changes be? >> well, that's one of the things, larry. when they talk about it, they call it collective bargaining proposal. it has it's role and place. i've done it successful twice now with state employee groups and it works well. wha
, romney had a great debate night. is it go to bring a bigger turnout? does it help romney? >> it could bring a bigger turnout. i'm a big supporter of governor romney and i want to see him do wm. michigan is a poster child for what washington needs to do. washington is a mess. we've shown in michigan and some of the surrounding states that we know how to balance a budget and pay down liabilities and done tax reform. it's a great comeback story. we did that in a year and a half. there's no...
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between today's positive jobs report and romney's ace debate, the dow added 173 points to the plus side for the week. so let's talk. fellas, i want to get to the second story, too, but give me some lightning round stuff. jim you' jim, was there a mitt romney lightning round? >> i think there was a bit of a rally. but that failed from the old bernanke high as couple weeks ago but it lost some steam. >> jim, is will a fed qe3 rally going on. i know we like to talk politics, politics can affect stocks. is the fed pump priming still putting wind behind the stock market? >> absolutely. look, the biggest correlation we can find with the market in anything over the last four years is quantitative easing. now there's a lot of rumors out that qe4 is coming because the fed is worried about the fiscal cliff. so, yes, it's a manipulated market and this is why the market has rallied more than anything else. >> you can't have qe4 because qe3 is in perpetuity. they would just pump more. jim iurio, was there a jobs controversy today with the 7.8 unemployment rate? is it possible some investors think th
between today's positive jobs report and romney's ace debate, the dow added 173 points to the plus side for the week. so let's talk. fellas, i want to get to the second story, too, but give me some lightning round stuff. jim you' jim, was there a mitt romney lightning round? >> i think there was a bit of a rally. but that failed from the old bernanke high as couple weeks ago but it lost some steam. >> jim, is will a fed qe3 rally going on. i know we like to talk politics, politics...
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romney in the monday debate put you in a box. he said you, newt gingrich, you were a long-time consultant to freddie mac and freddie mac along with fannie mae was one of the causes of the housing crisis, they lowered their credit standard, pushed out unaffordable mortgages and people of florida are suffering the consequences. how can you get out of that box tonight, mr. speaker? >> this is an example. i hope you're not going to think this is anti-capitalist. this is an example of the whole way the romney operation works. what we've learned since monday night, he personally owns stock in fannie mae and freddie mac. he's surrounded by lobbyist who is have been defending fannie mae and freddie mac. he owns stocks in a goldman sachs subsidiary which is foreclosing on people in florida. i'm very happy to take this up tonight. i'd like to know from governor romney how many people have been foreclosed on by the places he's made investments and how much money has he made personally out of the foreclosures in florida. he wanted to go down
romney in the monday debate put you in a box. he said you, newt gingrich, you were a long-time consultant to freddie mac and freddie mac along with fannie mae was one of the causes of the housing crisis, they lowered their credit standard, pushed out unaffordable mortgages and people of florida are suffering the consequences. how can you get out of that box tonight, mr. speaker? >> this is an example. i hope you're not going to think this is anti-capitalist. this is an example of the...
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barack obama and mitt romney are ready for their first presidential debate. that will be tomorrow night, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. polls show a close race. the nation ago average has obama leading romney 49-46. the economy is issue number one and whose plans are better for the middle class. to answer that we are holding our own debate right here on the kudlow report. we are joined by new jersey democratic congressman and jim gillmore to make the case for governor romney. there will be time to talk among your selves at my disgression. the first question is going to congressman big paskrel. 1.3% gdp 25 million people out of the workforce. mr. president, what is your solution to the prosperity and the recovery that continues to elude us? >> over the past 30 months we have had an increase in private sector jobs. but that is the direction we are going in. if you remember what happened before that, when the president raised his hand in january of 2009, we were losing 700 no,000 jobs a month. but the fact of the matter is we are going in the right direction now and we shoul
barack obama and mitt romney are ready for their first presidential debate. that will be tomorrow night, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. polls show a close race. the nation ago average has obama leading romney 49-46. the economy is issue number one and whose plans are better for the middle class. to answer that we are holding our own debate right here on the kudlow report. we are joined by new jersey democratic congressman and jim gillmore to make the case for governor romney. there will be time to talk...
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the first debate was a blowout for romney. the second and third debates, it's possible president obama won on little technical points, although it was very close. look at these polls coming in. "the washington post"/abc poll today, for the first time -- they've switched to likely voters for the first time, romney gets his 50%. i believe obama's 47%. that tells me obama's going to lose, david. he's going to lose. and all those midwestern states are given the same message. if obama can't get to 50 in the next couple of days as the last independent undecided split, they are going to split against the incumbent. that's how it works. this election is virtually over already, david. that's my point. >> larry, i'm going to have to side with bill on this one. i'm a little bit more -- you have to look at the numbers here. and you're also assuming that barack obama needs 50%. and he doesn't need 50% to win. and the reason he doesn't and suffolk university is the only university that lists all of the candidates on these respective ballots
the first debate was a blowout for romney. the second and third debates, it's possible president obama won on little technical points, although it was very close. look at these polls coming in. "the washington post"/abc poll today, for the first time -- they've switched to likely voters for the first time, romney gets his 50%. i believe obama's 47%. that tells me obama's going to lose, david. he's going to lose. and all those midwestern states are given the same message. if obama...
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we'll debate mitt romney's cayman islands and swiss bank accounts. so, you know, it may have been a bold choice. i'm not sure he gets anything -- >> the reality -- howard. >> seniors are at risk. he does nothing for women because of his anti-abortion stuff. >> this is a canard. >> it is not. >> yes, it is. >> doesn't he want a voucher program? >> both mitt romney and paul ryan have said one of the options is to let medicare stand alone. there will be some trimming of benefits around the edges which has gone back through democrats like john browe and john kerry for years. medicare won't change. >> it certainly is. how can you say that? >> it will still be there. >> that's not true. say you and i are on medicare, for the fun of it. we're not, but say we are. instead of putting us on medicare in the current system he'd like to give us a check. we go buy our own insurance. >> that's wrong. it is not a voucher system. >> that's what it is. >> no, it's not. you do not get a check. >> that's exactly -- >> no, howard. >> excuse me. >> one at a time. >> we ge
we'll debate mitt romney's cayman islands and swiss bank accounts. so, you know, it may have been a bold choice. i'm not sure he gets anything -- >> the reality -- howard. >> seniors are at risk. he does nothing for women because of his anti-abortion stuff. >> this is a canard. >> it is not. >> yes, it is. >> doesn't he want a voucher program? >> both mitt romney and paul ryan have said one of the options is to let medicare stand alone. there will be...
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is this the trap that romney ran into? >> reporter: potentially, remember this has been part of the campaign debate for some time. rick perry put that issue front and center from the moment he announced his campaign last year. that has the potential for taking some of the edge off of the reaction if people see this as a familiar discussion ideologically, paul ryan has talked about this issue as well. the question is whether it becomes one of those moments like what happened to barack obama in 2008 when he was revealed to have said that people cling to guns and religion because of resentments against the rest of the country and that was embarrassing to obama. we'll see how romney with stands that. >> john harwood thank very much. the romney campaign issued this statement. mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the governor has made clear all year, so concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent on the federal government. including the record number of people who are on
is this the trap that romney ran into? >> reporter: potentially, remember this has been part of the campaign debate for some time. rick perry put that issue front and center from the moment he announced his campaign last year. that has the potential for taking some of the edge off of the reaction if people see this as a familiar discussion ideologically, paul ryan has talked about this issue as well. the question is whether it becomes one of those moments like what happened to barack...
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romney. >> former governor of virginia. you ran the republican national committee. senator tester up for re-election. claire mchas kel, bill nelson, former astronaut, up for re-election. joe mansion said he's going to have no part of this. take that group. if there is an amendment they might vote with the republicans to extend the full tax cut. what do you think? >> that's right. one of the virginia senators, jim webb said the same thing. he's not going to get it. but he ought not to get it. this is a distraction. it's a distraction away from a terrible recovery that's not going on the way it is supposed to go. if you're rcoming out of a recovery you should not be making 80,000. you should be way up there. investment causes that. this is fine for people getting the break. for everybody else this is a distraction and a way to tamp down investment. jobs are good for the middle class, not the tax cut. >> come on, guys. cutting taxes for 95% is not a distraction. you guys should be cheering it saying the obama is acting on the
romney. >> former governor of virginia. you ran the republican national committee. senator tester up for re-election. claire mchas kel, bill nelson, former astronaut, up for re-election. joe mansion said he's going to have no part of this. take that group. if there is an amendment they might vote with the republicans to extend the full tax cut. what do you think? >> that's right. one of the virginia senators, jim webb said the same thing. he's not going to get it. but he ought not...
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first debate, so we will see whether the ground games get affected by this. obama's generally considered to have the more extensive and effective ground game. that, of course, is going to be tested on election day, but if some of that is interrupted, he and his people could be affected, and we'll see whether the early vote in places like north carolina, for example, where it matters some and florida is shaken up by this. >> and some that have early voting has been cancelled, larry. who does this hurt more in, your view? which candidate stands to lose the most as a result of this disruption of the campaigning? >> well, it's a very tough call. look, mitt romney has tremendous momentum behind him. not just in national polls. he's got state poll momentum in iowa and wisconsin, for example. today rasmussen just gave him the nod in ohio, that's the first time, so the question you want to ask is does this slow romney's momentum or not? i don't really think it does. i think the heros of this thing is neither candidate. it's guys like chris christie and andrew cuomo a
first debate, so we will see whether the ground games get affected by this. obama's generally considered to have the more extensive and effective ground game. that, of course, is going to be tested on election day, but if some of that is interrupted, he and his people could be affected, and we'll see whether the early vote in places like north carolina, for example, where it matters some and florida is shaken up by this. >> and some that have early voting has been cancelled, larry. who...
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romney is the alternative. >> over the days ahead we have three 90-minute presidential debates and a convention speech. over those important few hours of the campaign, the most important hours mitt romney has to seal the deal. he's going to have to come to a moment in the campaign where he pass it is president and doesn't look back if he's going to win. if the election were tomorrow, president obama would be re-elected. mitt romney has plenty of time to close the deal through these debates, through the convention speech to make a case to the american people that he's the man with the plan. >> persuade people he's a turnaround guy who understands the problem and that his biography supports his policy. i think you've got to go both ways. steve, you are the best of the best. thanks. >> thanks, larry. >> all of our great guests, you honor us. we'll be back from day one of the republican national convention tomorrow. congressman jeff henserling and ron paul among our guests. i'm larry kudlow. my volt is the best vehicle i've ever driven. i bought the car because of its efficiency. i bough
romney is the alternative. >> over the days ahead we have three 90-minute presidential debates and a convention speech. over those important few hours of the campaign, the most important hours mitt romney has to seal the deal. he's going to have to come to a moment in the campaign where he pass it is president and doesn't look back if he's going to win. if the election were tomorrow, president obama would be re-elected. mitt romney has plenty of time to close the deal through these...
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. >> and mitt romney should jump on this in the debate. no question about it. >> you're debt ridght. we'll see what happens. that's it for tonight's show. thanks for watching. mitt romney, guy's got his hands full. he can do it, but he has his hands full. i'm larry kudlow. be back tomorrow night. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any oth
. >> and mitt romney should jump on this in the debate. no question about it. >> you're debt ridght. we'll see what happens. that's it for tonight's show. thanks for watching. mitt romney, guy's got his hands full. he can do it, but he has his hands full. i'm larry kudlow. be back tomorrow night. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses...
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. >> big plus for governor romney, don't you think? >> big plus for governor romney. he needs to pull all republicans and all former candidates together, unify the party, let's move on and take the white house. >> let me ask both of you. you are two prominent republican gubernatorial tax reformers. you are leading the way. in your respective states. today, president obama on the campaign trail, talking about the warren buffett rule and fairness. it runs counter to what you are doing. >> in maine, mailon air's tax would be $19,000. need i say more? i think it's a lot of rhetoric, a lot of talk. you want to really help the millionaire in this country, let them put their money into investments and hire people who need good jobs. >> do you think -- is he going to make this the issue in the campaign, fairness, class warfare, taxing the rich? it seems it's aimed at governor romney. >> it seems to go against the american dream. that is, if you work hard, take risks, you're honest and get out and create jobs, wealth, and that's the american dream. who doesn't want to be succe
. >> big plus for governor romney, don't you think? >> big plus for governor romney. he needs to pull all republicans and all former candidates together, unify the party, let's move on and take the white house. >> let me ask both of you. you are two prominent republican gubernatorial tax reformers. you are leading the way. in your respective states. today, president obama on the campaign trail, talking about the warren buffett rule and fairness. it runs counter to what you are...
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done that and made that a farrish u for the campaign to debate and i don't think there's a shred of support for his claim that he created 100,000 jobs. >> mr. ratner, what about staples? staples alone would account for 70,000 or 80,000 of those jobs. and the layoffs were to save the company and the jobs that were kept would not have existed if those companies continued to maintain those workforces they couldn't afford. that's why bain walked in there. >> let's take your staples point. he's counting that as 90,000 of his his 00,000 jobs. when the company went public a few years later, it had a couple thousand employees. when mitt romney left bain long after bain had exited staples, staples had 40,000 employees so why he would count 90,000 is beyond description. >> steve, in the end, though -- >> i can explain that. i mean, i can explain why he could count that. he would count that because what you do in private equity as one of the clips said earlier is you want to create value for your investors. as steve said, his article was actually very good on that point. the problem is what yo
done that and made that a farrish u for the campaign to debate and i don't think there's a shred of support for his claim that he created 100,000 jobs. >> mr. ratner, what about staples? staples alone would account for 70,000 or 80,000 of those jobs. and the layoffs were to save the company and the jobs that were kept would not have existed if those companies continued to maintain those workforces they couldn't afford. that's why bain walked in there. >> let's take your staples...
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only started spending here after the denver debate got him a bit of momentum. now he's going to get close. was it too late? is it enough? >> is it fair to say governor romney has got to win either ohio or pennsylvania? is that fair? >> no republican since the 19th century has won the white house without ohio. if you don't win ohio you have to find a substitute. pennsylvania is a perfect substitute. if you don't win ohio or on pennsylvania it's hard to find a different calculus to get 270 which you need to win the white house. >> many, many thanks robert costa. another key state to watch, florida, florida, florida. the most recent polling average showed mitt romney is holding an advantage leading about 50-48. with 29 electoral votes at stake it is a must-win for romney in his path to 270. and it's a state president obama won in 2008. to explain romney's path to victory in florida, we're join the by senator marco rubio. i'm just doing the average of the real clear politics center. actually, your man's up 1.5%. that's all it is, 49.7 versus 48.2. if you can't win
only started spending here after the denver debate got him a bit of momentum. now he's going to get close. was it too late? is it enough? >> is it fair to say governor romney has got to win either ohio or pennsylvania? is that fair? >> no republican since the 19th century has won the white house without ohio. if you don't win ohio you have to find a substitute. pennsylvania is a perfect substitute. if you don't win ohio or on pennsylvania it's hard to find a different calculus to...
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all the policy debates and everything take a back seat to this question. is he one of us? does he understand us? is he somebody who gets me? that actually is an albatross around mitt romney's neck. he doesn't come across as one of us. even if barack obama loses and says, i fought for you, i feel for you, i am one of you, that will resonate. >> i would disagree with that. i think there is an even more primal question people are asking which is, are we headed inç the right direction. when barack obama says we need to go forward not backward, we don't need to go forward if we are headed off a cliff. when you have two-thirds of americans according to some measures saying we are headed in the wrong direction then the fact that the supreme court finds this unconstitutional, that only confirms the idea that we have been headed not forward but off a cliff and heading to the left, not straight ahead. >> too far to the left. i have to leave it there. thank you. it's a pleasure. coming up, stocks give a thumbs up to the positive economic data. will markets get another booster shot
all the policy debates and everything take a back seat to this question. is he one of us? does he understand us? is he somebody who gets me? that actually is an albatross around mitt romney's neck. he doesn't come across as one of us. even if barack obama loses and says, i fought for you, i feel for you, i am one of you, that will resonate. >> i would disagree with that. i think there is an even more primal question people are asking which is, are we headed inç the right direction. when...